Month: July 2010

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while – I guess I haven’t had much to say.

This post was inspired by a thread that I posted on at a message board about bucket lists. I posted some Cardinals related wishes there, but it got me thinking about other Cardinals related things that I’ve never done. So here’s the Cardinals section of my bucket list:

1. Sit in the Commissioner’s Box seats next to the dugout.The closest I’ve ever sat to the field in Busch Stadium III is on the second level. It would be so nice to sit in these box seats, and not have to worry about paying for food and drink. Plus, the view would be awesome. And I might be able to accomplish #4 below.

2. Sing the National Anthem before a Cardinals game.I’ve performed the National Anthem at a Cardinals game, but not vocally. I was part of a 100 person handbell choir that rang the National Anthem at Busch Stadium II for the Cardinals’ 100th anniversary in 1992. My degree is in music and I took voice lessons in college. I also sang in church choirs for over 20 years. I’m a first soprano, so I can sing the Anthem in the original key (F).

3. Sit in the radio broadcast booth with Mike and Jim and maybe do an inning of play-by-play. I met the late Jack Buck at a Cardinals rally, not long after his book That’s a Winner! came out. I told him that I had really enjoyed his book and he told me to bring my copy up to the broadcast booth and he would sign it for me. Unfortunately, I never got to do that.

4. Catch a foul ball. I went to a Cards game last year and Yadi Molina hit a foul ball that landed 2 rows below where I was sitting. Darn!

5.Catch a home run ball.In 2001, my husband and I were sitting at a table in Homer’s Landing in Busch Stadium II. The Cards were playing the Reds that night, and Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a HR shot that bounced off of a table 2 rows below us. I wasn’t fast enough to get that one.

6. Meet Albert Pujols and Yadi Molina.Okay, who doesn’t? LOL! The closest I’ve gotten to Albert was viewing him from afar at Winter Warmup. I couldn’t afford the price to get his autograph.

7. Go to a Cardinals home playoff or World Series game.I’ve been a Cardinals fan for over 30 years but have never had the pleasure of attending a Cardinals home playoff or World Series game. My husband would rather watch these games at home, but I would love to feel the electricity from the crowd that I can see on TV.

8. Go to an All Star Game. The closest I got to last year’s All Star Game was working at Fan Fest. That was fun, but it’s not the same as being at the actual game.

9. Go to spring training. Another activity I’ve never been able to attend. I have vacation time, but not the funds.

10. Go to a Cards game at another MLB stadium.Kaufmann Stadium and Wrigley Field are the closest ones to where I live. Maybe someday.

11. Visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.It would be so cool to visit all the Cardinals exhibits at the Hall.

12. Attend Whitey Herzog’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony.Numbers 11 and 12 could be combined if I won the lottery anytime soon. I may have to settle for watching #12 on MLB Network.

13. Go to an Opening Day game again.I miss the days when Opening Day games were at night. I would have to take off work to attend an Opening Day game now.